Sycophila biguttata (Swederus, 1795)

Global distribution. Eastern and Western Palearctic (UCD community 2025).

Distribution in Algeria and North Africa. Recorded in Algeria by Marchal (1900) under the name Decatoma biguttata (Swederus, 1795) ex Andricus quercustozae (Bosc, 1792) (A), and from Tunisia ex Synophrus olivieri Kieffer 1898 by Pujade Villar et al. (2010).

Material examined. Bouzizi, Q. faginea, ex Andricus pictus (Hartig, 1856) (A), 19.iii.2023: 1♀; ex Andricus coriarius (Hartig, 1843) (A), 26.iii.2023: 2♀; Dar Smair, Q. faginea, ex Andricus quercustozae (Bosc, 1792) (A), 24.iii.2023: 2♀; Djebel El-Ghorra, Q. faginea, ex Andricus quercustozae (Bosc, 1792) (A), 20.iii.2024: 1♀; Edough, Q. suber, ex Synophrus olivieri Kieffer 1898, 15.iv.2023: 3♀; Mechta Ain Chaara, Q. suber, ex Synophrus olivier i Kieffer 1898, 17.iv.2023: 1♀; Mghassel, Q. suber, ex Andricus grossulariae Giraud,1859 (S), 28.iv.2024: 3♀.